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tokenism
[ toh-kuh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- the practice or policy of making no more than a token effort or gesture, as in offering opportunities to minorities equal to those of the majority.
- any legislation, admissions policy, hiring practice, etc., that demonstrates only minimal compliance with rules, laws, or public pressure:
Admitting one woman to the men's club was merely tokenism.
tokenism
/ ˈtəʊkəˌnɪzəm /
noun
- the practice of making only a token effort or doing no more than the minimum, esp in order to comply with a law
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Derived Forms
- ˌtokenˈistic, adjective
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- token·istic adjective
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Example Sentences
They must have dismissed India as a soft state whose breast-beating is easily calmed by tokenism.
From The Daily Beast
Conservatives may abhor affirmative action, but they adore tokenism.
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